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Mr. Ellis earned his Bachelors of Arts degree at the University of California,

Los Angeles (UCLA) and his Juris Doctorate degree at McGeorge School of Law,

University of the Pacific in Sacramento, California.

In law school he earned awards for Best Brief Finalist and Top Oralist Finalist in Moot Court, was awarded a position on Moot Court Honors Board, and was named to Who's Who Among American Law Students two years in a row.

Mr. Ellis served two terms as President of the Mt. San Jacinto / Hemet Bar Association. *NOTE: Family law cases in Southwestern Riverside County are heard in the courthouse located in Hemet.

Mr. Ellis regularly volunteered time in the Family Law Mandatory Dispute Resolution Program at the Hemet Branch of the Riverside County Superior Courtwhen that program was in effect, and has volunteered his time on family law and other panels for the Riverside County Superior Court.

He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1994, to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California in 1994, and is currently a member of the Family Law section of the State Bar of California.

Speaking Engagements include:

March 17, 2010: "Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law" (Transmutations in Marital Agreements and the Right of Reimbursement), Riverside County Bar Association, Estate Planning, Probate and Elder Law Section.